When Raul Menendez was born, Nicaragua was seething in the cauldron of revolution. Throughout his childhood, he saw very well how the Americans support the nightmares and horrors that are happening to his people. This fact, in fact, became the seeds from which his hatred of America and the capitalist countries later grew. Then, in 1972, an earthquake occurred in Nicaragua, after which the Raoul family did not have anything left, the house was also lost.
early years
Raoul has Josephine’s sister, a year after the above earthquake, they sought refuge in a warehouse, there was a fire, after which Josephine was burned. The saddest fact was that it was the American who owned the warehouse that set fire to it to get insurance worth $ 11,000. Raoul Menendez was very angry that some American appreciated the life of his precious sister at only 11,000 dollars.
Cartel
As a teenager, he, along with his father, Jose Luis, began to sell drugs in order to somehow survive. But over time, they got rich. The cartel has gained a very big influence in the world of criminals, which the CIA did not like. The agency, as a result, issued a sanction for the murder of Jose Luis. Raul Menendez in his life did not want anything more than just to take revenge on America.
I want revenge!
In Afghanistan, he had his own army, and in 1986 he began to arrange the supply of weapons. He also supported the Cubans with these weapons. To do this, he went to Angola, where he captured Frank Woods. Hudson and Mason went to save Frank. Although they succeeded and they found an antenna that seemed to work.
Wanting to call for help, they get in there, a radio operator sits there. When the radio operator turns, it turns out that this is Raul.
Despite the subsequent explosion, he managed to survive. Therefore, the CIA officers send three people to investigate the matter further. They believe that Rahman, who is the main leader of the Mujahideen, is their ally, but in fact he works for Raul. In addition, Menendez was able to reach an understanding with the Soviet officer Lev Kravchenko, who got weapons for him. Raul transferred these weapons to Angola and Cuba, then he began to send finances for rebellions against the West and organize revolutions so that the capitalist countries could feel how badly Nicaragua was living.
You will suffer too
At that time, the dictator ruled Panama; his name was General Noriega. He helped the CIA raid Nicaragua, where Raoul’s base was located. He just wanted to visit Josephine, but runs into this general. Frank also set off to search for Menendez and threw a grenade, which flew into Josephine's room and exploded; the girl died. The CIA thought Menendez was also dead, but it turned out that he was alive. Noriega suggested that he take shelter for a while in Panama, which, in fact, Raul did.
Even before America invaded Panama, Menendez got himself a spy in the CIA. He visited David Mason and dragged him to Panama, because his father Alex was sent to capture Noriega. Raul’s people were able to visit Hudson and made him tell Woods that he had a goal - the Nexus, it was Raoul who was the Nexus. When Frank shot the object, it turned out to be the senior Mason, after which he decided to kill the dictator. However, Menendez crippled Woods both knees, after which he killed Hudson in front of David.
Cordis die
Raul Menendez has been hiding for 30 years. He collected resources, recruited people. All this was necessary for him so that he could continue to start a revolution in the world. But since his army was private, funds were needed. To do this, he used the money that he earned through the drug trade. The goal was the destruction of the superpowers of the capitalist order and the establishment of revolution. First of all, he aimed at America, Egypt, Latin America, etc.
In 2014, the biography of Raoul Menendez was replenished with Cordis Die. This structure has become truly social, because hundreds of people were attracted there. Raoul used a pseudonym, he chose the name of the hero of ancient Greek myths Odysseus. At the same time, he divided all members of the organization into two groups, the first ones are mercenaries, and the second ones are militias.
An interesting fact: in Latin, Die is “day”, and Cordis is “heart”, which means “day of heart”.
I returned!
The so-called Shelter was created, where CIA operatives and other agents who could not be in any other places could live. Woods also lived there. When Raul Menendez learned about this in 2025, he came to tell Woods: "Everything is just beginning!"
Initially, Raul decided that he would conduct a hacker attack. At that time , the US military was almost drones. Therefore, Menendez is developing the chip, but David Mason and OXO attack the base where the development is carried out. It turned out that this chip allows you to gain control over any electronic device on the planet. In Pakistan, there was a stronghold of Raul, who arrived there. OKSO also went to this place to eavesdrop on Raoul, however, he was well aware of the surveillance and was able to turn off the electronics.
Raul and its features
Despite his activities, he was quite popular in America. He founded his own YouTube channel, which he named the same as his organization - Cordis Die. Although Raul imposed war on America, many ordinary citizens were completely on his side. Also often, Raul was called the "Messiah 99%."
Always shoots the opponent first in the legs, and then cuts the throat, while using the pendant of his sister Josephine. He speaks Spanish-Mexican because it is his native language. He also knows English very well, uses it to communicate with most people. Speaks in Urdu to speak with the ISI leader. He also speaks good Russian - in order to be able to communicate with Kravchenko.
The game
Raul Menendez is one of the negative characters to play with. It all starts in the summer of 2025 when David Mason comes to refuge. There he finds Woods and tells him about Menendez; in response, he begins to tell the past. The two timelines will alternate with the game, the ultimate goal is to defeat Raul and completely eliminate the Cordis Die.
I must say that the players will have several options for the development of events. For example, when Raul is captured and brought to an aircraft carrier, where Briggs is already waiting for him, however, an attack occurs.
The admiral was able to restart the ship’s defense system. Then Raul enters the staff room and several events occur. Depending on this, the ship can be saved or allowed to die.
Raul Menendez in Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 is not afraid to die, even when David grabs a gun and points at Raul (there are also three scenarios). He declares that he is ready to become a martyr for his organization. It is important to add that in the American version of the game voiced by Raul Menendez actor Camar de Los Reyes, which he looks like. In Russian localization, he has the voice of Nikita Prozorovsky.
In the game, levels can be considered separate works completed. The scenery here is very well painted, the scenes are beautifully set. Black Ops 2 is not a game that you will complete in any two to three hours. The creators spent a lot of time to make the mechanics diverse. If earlier the levels looked like some kind of corridor, where you could go from one or a maximum from two sides, then here the number of choices increases.
The story has become non-linear, and there are times where a player must make choices related to morality. In Black Ops 2, such a choice would mean either life or death. There is a "zombie mode", Raul is quite charismatic, also pleases the multiplayer. Some may be amused when Raul begins to quote Einstein.
The game begins in 1986, when Alex Mason goes to rescue Frank Woodson on the instructions of the CIA. Then we will follow to the future, where the son of Alex David, as part of an anti-terrorist group, goes to Myanmar. But in the episode "Time and Fate" it will be possible to play on behalf of Raul Menendez. The character is dual and with its own motives, an interesting fact is that the players wrote that they felt sympathy for him.